JOHNSTOWN, PA -- Audio recordings of the three week Pre-Lenten Lecture series, Growing in the Image and Likeness of God are now posted on-line. Presenters and topics include, Very Rev. Miles Zdinak: Great Lent - Becoming Who God Intended us to Be

JOHNSTOWN, PA -- The Diocesan Chancery has announced that it has forwarded a check in the amount of $44,446.37, the total received from the diocesan Haiti Relief Appeal to the International Orthodox Christian Charities.

Dearly Beloved in the Lord, We greet you in the love and grace of our Lord Jesus Christ! The Lenten fast that precedes the Great and Holy Feast of Pascha is upon us. Like the dawn of a new day, the beginning of this 40-day journey provides opportunities for us to recommit ourselves and our whole lives to Christ our God.

GREEK ORTHODOX ARCHDIOCESE --- Into the Desert a Lenten Youth Blog, begins on Monday, February 15, 2010. This blog is offered to all Orthodox Christian Youth, to help them make the most of the Lenten Season. Each day of the forty day Fast, a new entry will be added to the blog which will challenge

BOSTON, MA -- Before you decide what to do with the rest of your life, decide what to do with your summer! CrossRoad is an engaging 10-day summer institute for Orthodox Christian high school juniors and seniors of all jurisdictions

PHOENIX, AZ --- Representatives from the American Carpatho-Russian Orthodox Diocese of the USA, The Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America, The Serbian Orthodox Diocese of the USA, The Greek Orthodox Archdiocese

JOHNSTOWN, PA --- Great and Holy Lent is given to us by our Mother the Church to remind us, how personal sin causes us to be exiled from the Kingdom of Heaven. In the weeks immediately preceding the Fast, the Church prescribes the singing of a beautiful hymn, Psalm 135 at Sunday Matins.

JOHNSTOWN, PA --- The Chancery is most pleased to report that as of the mail today, the Diocese has collected $39,978.07 for the disaster in Haiti. A combined check from the Diocese will be sent to IOCC in a matter of days.

JOHNSTOWN, Christ the Saviour Cathedral in Johnstown was filled with faithful from various churches throughout Greater Johnstown for the annual Ecumenical Service hosted by His Eminence, Metropolitan Nicholas.

TORONTO, ONTARIO --- St. John the Compassionate Mission is hosting a Lenten Lecture entitled, Hope and Courage in Response to Suffering: St. Maria of Paris Friday, March 5 (7:00 p.m.) – Sunday, March 7 (1:00 p.m.)2010 at St Mary of Egypt Refugein Queensborough/Tweed, Ontario.

JOHNSTOWN, PA --- As a resource for the Clergy, Cantors and Faithful, music is now available for download for the variable portions of Great Vespers. Beginning with the Lenten Triodion Season which began last Sunday, the appointed propers for each week's Saturday Evening Vespers,

JOHNSTOWN, PA -- The Diocesan Chancery is pleased to announce that the schedule and registration information for the 2010 Diocesan Camping Program at Camp Nazareth is now available on-line.

JOHNSTOWN, PA -- The Diocesan Stewardship Committee met with His Eminence, Metropolitan Nicholas at the chancery offices in Johnstown, Pennsylvania on January 22-23, 2010. The Commission was appointed by His Eminence following the July, 2009 Sobor, during which Father Basil Aden offered a presentation on the concept of Christian stewardship generally, and more specifically in the context of financial support for our local parishes and diocesan apostolates.

JOHNSTOWN, PA -- All are invited to take part in a three week Pre-Lenten lecture series Growing in the Image and Likeness of God In particular, it will focus on the Christian vocation of growing in holiness, and becoming more Christ-like. The lectures will explore this topic on a liturgical, theological and pragmatic level.

JOHNSTOWN, PA --- His Eminence, Metropolitan Nicholas presided over Theophany Services at Christ the Saviour Cathedral. Following the traditional Community-Wide Theophany Eve Holy Supper, the faithful of Christ the Saviour Cathedral assembled in worship for the Theophany Eve Vigil Service with the Great Blessing of Water.

JOHNSTOWN, PA --- The Fountain of Immortality, a weekly podcast of inspirational sermons delivered at Christ the Saviour Cathedral is now available for download through i-Tunes.

JOHNSTOWN, PA-- The ACRY Annual publication is a year in review of our Diocese activities; a Diocesan Year Book. Please take the opportunity to insure that the activities of your Parish and ACRY Chapter are represented in the 2010 ANNUAL.

PITTSBURGH -- The Byzantine Catholic Seminary has announced course offerings for the Spring 2010 semester. The semester runs from January 11 through April 22, 2010.

JOHNSTOWN, PA -- On Thursday, January 7, 2010 The Midnight Divine Liturgy for the Nativity of Our Lord will be broadcast live from Christ the Saviour Cathedral in Johnstown, PA. It will also be re-broadcast and available for replay at 9:00 am.

BRIDGEPORT, CT --- As is the tradition in many of our parishes throughout the diocese, the Church Choir of St. John the Baptist Church, Bridgeport, CT, under the direction of Professor John Galpin, proclaimed the joy of the Feast of the Nativity of Our Lord by visiting the homes of parish shut ins and area clergy this afternoon.